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February 27, 2014 9:35 PM

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Maidan self-defence activists stand guard as people rally outside the Ukrainian parliament building in Kiev on February 27, 2014. Ukraine's parliament on February 27 approved the nomination of pro-EU Arseniy Yatsenyuk as the crisis-hit country's new prime minister until presidential polls are held in May. Yatsenyuk was one of the most prominent leaders of the three-month anti-government protests that swept Ukraine, culminating in deadly violence last week that precipitated the ouster of president Viktor Yanukovych and the collapse of his entire government. AFP PHOTO/ LOUISA GOULIAMAKILOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images less

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Maidan self-defence activists stand guard as people rally outside the Ukrainian parliament building in Kiev on February 27, 2014. Ukraine's parliament on February 27 approved the nomination of pro-EU ... more

KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN - FEBRUARY 27: PFC Jason Rajabi from Charleston, South Carolina with the U.S. Army's 4th squadron 2d Cavalry Regiment keeps watch during a patrol in a village on February 27, 2014 near Kandahar, Afghanistan. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced recently he is making preparations for a complete military withdrawal from Afghanistan because Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai continues to refuse to sign the Bilateral Security Agreement. Fourth squadron 2d Cavalry Regiment is responsible for defending Kandahar Airfield against rocket attacks from insurgents. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** less

KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN - FEBRUARY 27: PFC Jason Rajabi from Charleston, South Carolina with the U.S. Army's 4th squadron 2d Cavalry Regiment keeps watch during a patrol in a village on February 27, 2014 near ... more

A couple stands next to their car trapped between barricades set up by anti-government protesters, in Valencia, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. In the past two weeks, clashes between protesters and security forces loyal to the president have left 16 dead, and opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez has been thrown in jail. less

A couple stands next to their car trapped between barricades set up by anti-government protesters, in Valencia, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. In the past two weeks, clashes between protesters and security ... more

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People walk past flowers placed on the ground near a memorial for the people killed in clashes with the police, at Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. Ukraine put its police on high alert after dozens of armed pro-Russia men stormed and seized local government buildings in Ukraine's Crimea region early Thursday and raised a Russian flag over a barricade. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) less

People walk past flowers placed on the ground near a memorial for the people killed in clashes with the police, at Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Ukraine, Thursday, ... more

Photo: Emilio Morenatti, Associated Press

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A teacher ushers a student to a bus that will take them and others from Phineas Davis Elementary School to Alexander D. Goode Elementary School following an incident at Phineas Davis Elementary School Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, in York, Pa. York's police chief says authorities haven't found any evidence that a suspect had a gun during an incident that caused the elementary school to go on lockdown. No one was injured. (AP Photo/York Daily Record, Chris Dunn) YORK DISPATCH OUT less

A teacher ushers a student to a bus that will take them and others from Phineas Davis Elementary School to Alexander D. Goode Elementary School following an incident at Phineas Davis Elementary School ... more

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The captain of the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship Francesco Schettino (C-without helmet) stands on the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship in Giglio Port on February 27 , 2014. Schettino returned to the site of the disaster for the first time as part of the trial against him. AFP PHOTO/Filippo MONTEFORTEFILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images less

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Sailors clean the deck aboard the USS Somerset Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, in Philadelphia. The amphibious transport dock scheduled to be commissioned March 1, is the last of three vessels honoring 9/11 victims and first responders. It joins the USS New York and the USS Arlington. The ship is named for the county where Flight 93 crashed after being hijacked on Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) less

Sailors clean the deck aboard the USS Somerset Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, in Philadelphia. The amphibious transport dock scheduled to be commissioned March 1, is the last of three vessels honoring 9/11 victims ... more

BURROWBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 27: Volunteers use a pontoon to move a car that has been cut off by flood waters at Burrowbridge on the Somerset Levels on February 27, 2014 in Somerset, England. According to the Met Office, England and Wales have experienced their wettest winter since records began in 1766, with parts of flood-hit southern England having experienced 83% more rain than average. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** less

BURROWBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 27: Volunteers use a pontoon to move a car that has been cut off by flood waters at Burrowbridge on the Somerset Levels on February 27, 2014 in Somerset, England. ... more

Volunteers fill sandbags in the City of Glendora, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. Residents with the help of their city, prepare for possible flooding. In advance of a powerful Pacific storm, mandatory evacuation orders have been issued for 1,000 homes in Glendora and Azusa, two of Los Angeles' eastern foothill suburbs, which are located beneath nearly 2,000 acres of steep mountain slopes left bare by a January fire. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) less

Volunteers fill sandbags in the City of Glendora, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. Residents with the help of their city, prepare for possible flooding. In advance of a powerful Pacific storm, mandatory ... more

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A Minichi, Inc. worker sprays a hose as an excavator scoops material from a burning anthracite coal refuse dump fire Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, near Simpson, Pa. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection officials say they've been unable to put out a coal fire burning for months. Crews are pouring about 1.6 million gallons of water on the fire daily and trying to prevent the fire from spreading to two coal seams near the burning mound. (AP Photo/Scranton Times & Tribune, Michael J. Mullen) WILKES BARRE TIMES-LEADER OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT less

An employee works with a weaving loom at the Garnier-Thiebaut linen maker factory on February 27, 2014, in Gerardmer, eastern France. TOPSHOTS / AFP PHOTO / SEBASTIEN BOZONSEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP/Getty Images

An employee works with a weaving loom at the Garnier-Thiebaut linen maker factory on February 27, 2014, in Gerardmer, eastern France. TOPSHOTS / AFP PHOTO / SEBASTIEN BOZONSEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP/Getty Images

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Visitors view the art work and sculptures inside the rotunda of the Capitol building, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (Astrid Riecken/MCT)

Visitors view the art work and sculptures inside the rotunda of the Capitol building, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (Astrid Riecken/MCT)

Photo: Astrid Riecken, McClatchy-Tribune News Service

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Salt Grass Trail Rider Justin Nelson takes a break with his horse "Dillion" at Cullen Park during lunch in Katy, Texas on the road to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo on Feb. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/The Courier, Alan Warren) less

Salt Grass Trail Rider Justin Nelson takes a break with his horse "Dillion" at Cullen Park during lunch in Katy, Texas on the road to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo on Feb. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/The ... more

A worker walks past an Oscars statue held by a forklift ahead of the 86th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 27, 2014. The Oscars will be presented at the Dolby Theater March 2, 2014. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) less

A worker walks past an Oscars statue held by a forklift ahead of the 86th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 27, 2014. The Oscars will be presented at the Dolby Theater March 2, 2014. ... more

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